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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
2 points

I’m 42 and have been stuttering since I was around 4. I’ve always been hard on myself, and in recent years I realized that part of me just haven’t been able to accept the stuttering part of myself. I’...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
1 points

I noticed that I stutter less when I smile while speaking...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
4 points

Well done, being able to go from having a severe stammer to talking fluently isn’t something that should be taken lightly. You should be very proud of yourself👏🏽...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2021
5 points

First off congratulations on your recovery and I was second you.I used to stutter also and yeah what made me sick was that I was struggling for recoveries through reading articles,rectifying my articu...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2021
2 points

You know what makes stuttering easier? When you just accept it. Run with it. Be you!...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2021
5 points

You’re young. Running from it makes it worse. Just accept it. Talk about. Tell people you are working on it. Makes everyone including yourself at ease....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2021
20 points

Cut yourself some slack. Imagine if you were judging anyone other than yourself. Would you be this hard on someone else? Love yourself. Like yourself. Treat yourself better than you treat others....

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Acceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2021
3 points

This is great advice, whenever people would ask me “How are you”, I would usually reply something like “Good, thanks”. But then I pushed myself to ask them the same thing back simply, and even somethi...

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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2021
6 points

Please just speak, if you stutter you stutter. But don’t let that stop you from saying what you need to say. Ik this is school and you have to involuntarily speak and yeah you stutter when you do that...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2021
2 points

This was my approach for a long time but depending on severity of someone’s stutter it is easier to enjoy life with a bit of therapy....

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2021
2 points

No questions here, unless you've seen some cool/weird stuff on your shifts. I stutter too, it's gotten worse but I don't care unless it stops me from doing something then it gets annoying....

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commentr/StutterSep 30, 2021
1 points

What’s really really weird to me is, I’ve been self employed for the past 3 years, e commerce own business it was very isolated (since it was me alone). I could not even say my name. I’ve started work...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2021
5 points

It’s all about acceptance firstly. Accept that you stutter. Try not to add a word before stuttered word or replace it, instead try to speak it out with as much patience and calmness you can. Eventuall...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideFluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2021
5 points

I would suggest rather than stuttering less you'd prefer to stutter easier. There's a little congitive dissonance in saying you're OK with your stutter but want to do it less. This implies you're only...

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commentr/StutterSep 29, 2021
3 points

I understand, for me its a little different, i would just like to be able to talk fluently. I know that stuttering is apart of me and im 100% fine with that, i just want to be able to talk without stu...

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postr/StutterSep 27, 2021
9 points

That buzz feel when I talk without stuttering (blocking).

That buzz feel when I talk without stuttering (blocking). Anyone ever noticed when we have a very fluent speech without stuttering that we speak with a buzz feel either in your throat or mouth. What i...

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Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2021
4 points

Consider yourself on the same level as them and talking on a peer-to-peer basis. And challenge yourself to believe that you deserve fair treatment from others and that your stuttering doesn’t make yo...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2021
7 points

you’re talking like this isn’t a subreddit full of people who know EXACTLY what you’re talking about and what you go through. you’re allowed to be as sensitive as you want. i’m simply letting you know...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2021
1 points

I practiced my name in front of my bathroom mirror daily until the fear and anxiety was gone. Also, a game changer for me was not caring what people thought of my stutter; my confidence grew after t...

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commentr/StutterSep 26, 2021
14 points

Starting now, don't let your stutter make you a bitch. It's death by a thousand cuts. Every time we avoid a block, every time we deceive someone, these little dodges... Every one of them cuts us. It d...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride